Universal planter.



O. L. FREISINNQ UNIVERSAL PLANTER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I9, 1914- -1 ,1'70,237. Patented Feb.1, 1916.

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a some EoranI'sINN, or SANTA ROS A,. GAi-IFORNI.A.

I To aZZiuhomz't may concern UNivEns aL PLANTER. T-

i specifica'tion of Letters Patent." Patented F b :1 1916.

Application filed February 19, 1914. Serial No. 819,714.

' Be it known that I, Or'ro L. FREISINN, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of Santa Rosa, in the countyrof; Sonoma and State of California, have invented an,

Improvementin Universal Planters, ,of which the following is a specification. 7

This invention relates to agricultural implements; and more particularly to an improvement in planters.-

One of the principal objects of my ]in volition is to provide; an improved planter having a delivery hopper providing means A further object of the invention, is provide anarrange nent whereby the plantwhich may beautomaticallyroperated by a ground wheel for deliveringseeds at predetermined spaced intervals.'-.. v

7 Another object is to provide a planter having an automatically operable delviceforf .planting the seeds at spaeedintervals', and] vided with a cone shapedopening 15, which means for covering the seeds.

ed rows may apart. y

' Still another object is to provide an improved planter of the class described. which be spaced at desired distances iv will be simple, durable, efiicient in' operatlon and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects In view which will become apparent asthe description proceeds, theinvention resides inthe construc tion, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described- "and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which like characters of reference indicatelike parts throughout the, several figures, of-Which.

Figure 1 represents a side elevational view of a planter constructed according-to my invention. Fig. 2 represents a top plan view'thereof. Fig. 3 represents an enlarged vertical longitudinal sectional view through the hopper taken on the plane indicated by the line 3+3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 represents a rear end elevational view 1 thereof, and Fig. '5 represents a fragmentary top plan view of a modified form of the invention;

Referring more particularly to the draw- I ings, the frame of the planter comprises side "bar 7, said bars 6 and 7 connecting the ends or" the side bars 5; A draw pole 8 1s sebars .5, a-front'end'bar 6. and a rear end cured longitudinally of the frame, and cenallel relation to each'other, and whose ends are slanted, and-- converge downwardly to .ward the bottom, and terminate at their lower ends in vertical parallel end walls.

The bottom 1120f the hopper is provided centrally with a discharge opening 12, which communicates-with a spout 13 secured in any desired manner to the bottom 11 and extending downwardly toward'the ground.

A slide 14 of a length considerably less than the length of bottom'll and of a width equal to the width thereof is positioned on bottom 11 and is adapted to slide longitu- -'10, whose sides are disposed in vertical pardinally thereof between the' vertical portions' of the end walls. {The slide 14, is promo vement, the pocket 15 is closed the. bottom 11 and is IlIlQQQliiOH tQIBOBIVG a por- -tion of theseeds contained .in the hopper,

and when pushed forwardly will as may be readily understood, register with the-opening 12in bottom 11 whereby the seeds will be deposited from the "pocket through the opening andfithrough the spout onto the' ground. A guard plate 16 isprovid'ed, having a lower foot portion disposed at an angle to plate 16, and in parallel and spaced relation with bottom 11 and the foot porin its rearward POSltIOII WhGIGbLY aswill be understood when the slide is pushed forwardly the pocket 15 will come underneath tion ITisad-apted'to rest on top of slide 14, and ezitnds rea-rwardly to overhang and completely cover opening 12, but not so far' as to overhang opening 15 .when the slide is the foot portion as it registers with open--.

ing 12, so that while the pocket is in registration with the opening, the seeds contained in the hopper will be prevented from entering the pocket. Plate 16" is provided with an elongated slot 18 which rides over a set screwor bolt 19, so that -the platemay be adjusted to accommodate slidesof various thicknesses. A rear plate 20 is provided. and is secured to the vertical portionof the rear wall of the hopper, and disposed to rest at: its lower edge upon the top of slide 14:, and to prevent seeds from getting out through the opening 21 provided in the lower end of the vertical portion of saidrear wall.

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portion of the rear wall of the hopper. th ough which the rear end of slide ll extends. The opening 21 is of greater heightthan the slide shown is thick, whereby slides of various thickness may be accommodated, and plate, 20 is adjustable in the same manner as plate 16. i

The slide is provided with a rearwardly extending stem '22. which projects through a bearing formed on the lower edge of. a guide plate 2st secured at its upper end as at 25 to the rear wall of the hopper, and provided with legs 26 which are secured to the vertical portion of said rear wall, for maintaining the guide plate in braced position and in spaced relation with the vertical A collar 27 is secured to stem 22 between the guide plate. 24 and the hopper, and serves as a bearing for the rear end of the coiled spring 28, whose forward end bears against a plate 29 through which stem 22 extends, said plate being secured to the bottom 11- of the hop- The function of spring 28 is to nor mally hold the slide 14. in rearward position. The stem is provided at its rear end with a bearing 30 in which is journaled a wheel 31.

Journaled transversely of the frame, in

bearings 32, is a shaft 33 on which is secured by means of set screws 34, a pair of ground wheels 35, each of said wheels being disposed immediately to the rear of one of the hoppers, and the wheels are provided at spaced intervals on their periphery with rounded lugs 36, which are adapted as the wheels .rotate' to alternately engage the wheels 3]. carried by the stems 22, thereby forcingsaid stems forwardly and with them the slides, so that seeds-are at intervals discharged through the spouts onto the ground. As soon as the lugs pass out of engagement with wheels 31, the springs 28 draw the slides rearwardly to receive a new charge of seeds. I

. The wheels are secured to the shaft,-which is rotatably journaled in the hearings, in such a manner that the lugs on the wheels are in alinement with each other transversely of the frame-and it is evident that if so desired a number of wheels may be secured to the shaft, and spaced apart the dista so that [the planted rows are to be spaced apart,ea-ch of said. wheels being adapted to actuate a slide in a hopper secured to the front bar 6 of'the frame.

In the embodimentillustrated in Fig. 5, the hopper is not in alinement with the ..wheel, but is offset to one side thereof, and

the wheel is provided with a plurality of inwardly extending, arms 37, which are rounded or curved at their inner ends as wheel 31 .carriedby the stem 22,

shown, and are positioned so as to engage the whereby to operate the slide in the manner previously described.

Loosely positioned on shaft 83, are a pair of arms 38 provided at their upper ends with eyes 39 through which shaft extends. and arms, 38 extend downwardly toward the ground, and at their rear ends are bent at right angles to extend across the ground wheels, and on each bent end is journaled a pair of covering disks 40, which are spaced apart a distance slightly greater than the width of wheel 35, and said disks are adapted to travel in the wake of the wheel and to cover the seeds as they are deposited..- As' illustrated the eyes 39 are disposed on the shaft in engagementwith the inner ends of the Wheel hubs, and they are maintained in place'by means of collars &1 keyed or otherwise secured onto shaft 33. The arms 38 are disposed on the inner sides of the wheels, and at their rear ends are bent outwardly in opposite directions so that their rear ends extend across the wheels.

Should more ground wheels than shown he used, a pair of covering disks would be associated with each so that the seeds in the row would be covered.

Although I have describedthe preferred embodiment of my invention, I may desire plates secured to said hoppers, through which said stems extend, springs interposed on-said stems between said collars and bearing plates, wheels carried by said stems, a

shaft carried by said frame, ground wheels carried by said shaft, and roui'ided lugs disposed at spaced intervals on the 'ieriphery of wheels,-said ,lugs adapted to engage the wheels carried by said stems whereby said wheels may be actuated to discharge seeds through said disclmrge openings at intervals;

2. A planter comprising a frame, a plurality of hoppers positioned. thereon. seed discharge means carried thereby, a shaft carried by said frame, ground wheels carried by and adjustable longitudinally of said shaft, cooperating nieans iiietween said ground wheel. and seed discharge means whereby said seed discharge means will be operated at intervals for discharging seed whereby the covering means may be adfrom said hoppers,'said cooperating means justed longitudinally of the shaft. includin elements positioned at spaced intervals Zircurnferentially of said ground OTTO FREISINN' wheels, and in alinement with each other Witnesses: transversely of the frame,- covering means FERNANDO G. C. BOCKELMANN in the Wake of the ground Wheels, and means J. ELMER MOBLEY.

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